The Steamiest Queer TV Moments of 2023

Streaming services provided queer folk with a lot of sexy content to binge in 2023. One could make the argument that TV has far surpassed film when it comes to depicting sexual situations and, especially, nudity. And we at EDGE are most grateful.

So, it was fairly easy to select the steamiest male-centric scenes from TV this past year. FYI: There were quite a few shows that featured hot queer characters but very little gay romance or sex, like "Fall of the House of Usher", Season 2 of "Our Flag Means Death" and the final one of "Sex Education."

But "Fellow Travelers" made up for it, as you will see below.

Here are our selections for the Top 10 steamiest TV scenes of 2023.

Runners-up include the eye-popping boat scene featuring Mauricio Hénao and Julián Cerati in Netflix's "Fake Profile," and the hotties on "Holy Family."

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in "Fellow Travelers"

The hottest gay show streaming in 2023 had to be the Golden Globe-nominated, epic gay love story, "Fellow Travelers." The show blended queer romance with political intrigue and spanned decades of storytelling from the 1950s McCarthy-led Lavender Scare to the 1980s AIDS pandemic. Based on the popular novel by Thomas Mallon and created by Oscar-nominee Ron Nyswaner ("Philadelphia"), the 8-part limited series stars Matt Bomer, giving the performance of his career as the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, and Jonathan Bailey, doing amazing work as idealist Tim Laughlin.

In terms of hot scenes between Hawk and Tim there are so many I lost count. But each episode pushed the boundaries and upped the ante (up who's ante?) when it came to gay intimacy. Whether Hawk was topping Tim or Tim was turning the topping tables, there was always plenty to satisfy gay viewers. Perhaps it was Tim's reversing the roles in the final episode that left us the most breathless, or Hawk tying Tim up in episode three, or the first time Hawk dominates Tim in the very first episode, OR the mutual masturbation scene in episode six. We'll have to rewatch it to decide.

"Fellow Travelers" is currently streaming on Showtime.

Jelani Alladin and Noah J. Ricketts in "Fellow Travelers"

Not to be out-sexed, journalist Jelani Alladin as Marcus Hooks and Noah J. Ricketts as drag artist Frankie manage to steam up the small screen in a number of scenes. The sexiest might just be their first kiss in episode two...or their first sex scene in episode four. Marcus and Frankie's incredible relationship arc – and their hot romance – ground the series.

Matt Bomer and David Tomlinson in "Fellow Travelers"

Matt Bomer's Hawk picks up hunky David Tomlinson in the very first episode, fucks him pretty intensely from behind in a hotel room, and then tosses him onto the bed, ass up. Tomlinson then proceeds to the bathroom to wash up and gifts viewers with one of the very few frontal shots in the series.

Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey and Morgan Lever in 'Fellow Travelers'

Okay, just one more! This kinky 3-way from episode seven has Bomer's Hawk coaxing Bailey's Tim into a threesome with super sexy (and fully frontal) Craig (Morgan Lever). It gets pretty intense as Hawk penetrates Craig with Tim at his side. Simultaneously sad, infuriating, thrilling and tantalizing, this scene defines the Hawk/Tim relationship.

Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett in "The Last of Us"

In the instantly beloved "Long Long Time" episode of HBO's dystopian series, "The Last of Us," Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett play an unlikely couple who end up in a loving relationship for over a decade after a dicey start. The very first time Bartlett kisses Offerman is a stunningly sensual moment. Then Bartlett sweetly asks Offerman to take a shower. He does and then joins Bartlett in bed. The love story here is truly unforgettable.

"The Last of Us" is streaming on MAX.

Joe Locke and Kit Connor in "Heartstopper"

The kissing/love montage in season 2, episode one of the delightful series, "Heartstopper" has to be one of the sweetest gay moments in streaming this year. Charlie and Nick (Joe Locke and Kit Connor) have eschewed some of their season-1-shyness and end up in bed. The scene is tame but hot and in episode two, the boys make out on the grass next to what looks like a fallen tree.

"Heartstopper" streams on Netflix.

Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez in "Red, White & Royal Blue"

Nicholas Galitzine is not just stunning to look at, but he's an extraordinary thespian. Paired with hottie Taylor Zakhar Perez, they sizzled onscreen as a British Prince who meets the son of the American president. The sparks fly and so do some clothes. Every time these two lock lips the allure-factor is off the charts. Galitzine's first kiss planted on Perez was sexy as hell and the second one, initiated by Perez, puts the cherry on top.

"Red, White & Royal Blue" is streaming on Prime.

Drew Tarver & Steffan (Fin) Argus in "The Other Two"

One of the funniest gay sex segments was the "Brokeback Mountain/God's Own Country" homage scenes in the final season of the bonkers comedy "The Other Two" between Cary (Drew Tarver) and Lucas (Fin Argus). Argus plays an actor who can only fuck when he's in character. In episode nine, the two are in a tent. Lucas spits and enters Cary, but later Cary turns the tables. It's incredibly hot. And hilarious.

"The Other Two" is streaming on MAX and Prime.

"Nuovo Olimpo"

The great Ferzan Özpetek, one of Italy's only filmmakers who consistently explores gay stories, has crafted a fascinating film about two 25-year-old dudes who fall for one another cruising the Nuovo Olimpo movie theater in the 1970s, only to lose touch. This bittersweet tale stars Domino Gavino as film student Enea and Andrea Di Luigi as the closeted med student Pietro. Early in the film the two make out on a Roman balcony and then move onto the bedroom for a deliciously sunlit love scene where flesh is exposed, and passion unleashed. It's an extended sexual encounter that ends with a bare-assed Di Luigi back on that balcony and a toweled Gavino joining him. Shame on Özpetek for keeping these boys apart for decades.

"Nuovo Olimpo" is currently streaming on Netflix.

André Lamoglia and Fernando Lindez in "Elite"

"Elite" continues its unbelievably erotic sex scenes in its seventh season (and it was recently renewed for an eighth, thank you gay gods). The steamiest of the steamy involve the gorgeous curly haired Ivan (André Lamoglia) and Joel (Fernando Lindez). In episode four, Ivan tops Joel in an extended titillating scene. In episode five, Joel returns the favor only to have Ivan's boyfriend, Omar (Omar Ayuso), walk in as he bottoms. Oops. Ivan and Omar do have makeup sex a few episodes later.

"Elite" streams on Netflix.